JetBird
An unofficial, FLOSS, native Android NetBird client built with privacy in mind
| AppID: | dev.bg.jetbird |
| Author: | bg443 |
| License: | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Donation: | |
| InRepoSince: | 2025-06-02 |
| LastRepoUpdate: | 2026-08-16 |
| LastAppUpdate: | Unknown |
| LastVersion: | 1.8.8 |
| Categories: | Connectivity, VPN & Proxy |
| APK source: | Codeberg/Forgejo/Gitea |
| Google Play: | Check if it's there |
JetBird is a wrapper around the NetBird client and is privacy friendly, containing no blobs or trackers.Features
- Native UI
- Supports SSO and setup keys
- Supports pre-shared keys
- Real-time logs
- Quick tile
- Exclude apps from the tunnel
- Exit nodes (with select and client-side customisation)
- Android TV support
- Lazy connection support
- Profiles
Hint: This app is available in both, F-Droid Main and IzzyOnDroid repos.
While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device.
Packages
Version 1.8.8 (2026-08-16) 
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 7.0
- ABIs: x86_64
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.net.VpnService: this is a VPN app.
Permissions:
- android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE (used to run the VPN service)
- android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED (used to run the VPN service)
- INTERNET
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS (used for notifications when JetBird is running and when upstream sends new routes)
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (to be able to choose which apps aren’t tunneled)
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED (used to start the tunnel when the device reboots; opt-in via settings)
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
Download (42.5 M)
Version 1.8.8 (2026-08-16)
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 7.0
- ABIs: x86
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.net.VpnService: this is a VPN app.
Permissions:
- android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE (used to run the VPN service)
- android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED (used to run the VPN service)
- INTERNET
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS (used for notifications when JetBird is running and when upstream sends new routes)
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (to be able to choose which apps aren’t tunneled)
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED (used to start the tunnel when the device reboots; opt-in via settings)
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
Download (38.7 M)
Version 1.8.8 (2026-08-16)
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 7.0
- ABIs: arm64-v8a
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.net.VpnService: this is a VPN app.
Permissions:
- android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE (used to run the VPN service)
- android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED (used to run the VPN service)
- INTERNET
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS (used for notifications when JetBird is running and when upstream sends new routes)
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (to be able to choose which apps aren’t tunneled)
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED (used to start the tunnel when the device reboots; opt-in via settings)
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
Download (40.4 M)
Version 1.8.8 (2026-08-16) 
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 7.0
- ABIs: armeabi-v7a
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.net.VpnService: this is a VPN app.
Permissions:
- android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE (used to run the VPN service)
- android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED (used to run the VPN service)
- INTERNET
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS (used for notifications when JetBird is running and when upstream sends new routes)
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (to be able to choose which apps aren’t tunneled)
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED (used to start the tunnel when the device reboots; opt-in via settings)
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
Download (38.1 M)
Version 1.8.7 (2026-08-15)
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 7.0
- ABIs: x86_64
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.net.VpnService: this is a VPN app.
Permissions:
- android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE (used to run the VPN service)
- android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED (used to run the VPN service)
- INTERNET
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS (used for notifications when JetBird is running and when upstream sends new routes)
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (to be able to choose which apps aren’t tunneled)
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED (used to start the tunnel when the device reboots; opt-in via settings)
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
Download (42.5 M)
Version 1.8.7 (2026-08-15)
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 7.0
- ABIs: x86
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.net.VpnService: this is a VPN app.
Permissions:
- android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE (used to run the VPN service)
- android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED (used to run the VPN service)
- INTERNET
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS (used for notifications when JetBird is running and when upstream sends new routes)
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (to be able to choose which apps aren’t tunneled)
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED (used to start the tunnel when the device reboots; opt-in via settings)
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
Download (38.7 M)
Version 1.8.7 (2026-08-15)
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 7.0
- ABIs: arm64-v8a
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.net.VpnService: this is a VPN app.
Permissions:
- android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE (used to run the VPN service)
- android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED (used to run the VPN service)
- INTERNET
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS (used for notifications when JetBird is running and when upstream sends new routes)
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (to be able to choose which apps aren’t tunneled)
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED (used to start the tunnel when the device reboots; opt-in via settings)
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
Download (40.4 M)
Version 1.8.7 (2026-08-15)
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 7.0
- ABIs: armeabi-v7a
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.net.VpnService: this is a VPN app.
Permissions:
- android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE (used to run the VPN service)
- android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED (used to run the VPN service)
- INTERNET
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS (used for notifications when JetBird is running and when upstream sends new routes)
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (to be able to choose which apps aren’t tunneled)
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED (used to start the tunnel when the device reboots; opt-in via settings)
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
32 Libraries detected:
Libraries:
- Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
- AndroidX Activity (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
- Android Jetpack Annotations (Utility)
library that contains the annotations for Android Jetpack.
- Arch (Utility)
helper for other arch dependencies, including JUnit test rules that can be used with LiveData.
- AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
- Android Support Library collections (Utility)
standalone efficient collections.
- Jetpack Compose (Development Framework)
a framework to define UIs programmatically with composable functions that describe its shape and data dependencies.
- Concurrent (Utility)
AndroidX library to help move tasks off the main thread with coroutines and take advantage of ListenableFuture.
- Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
- Android Support Library Custom View (UI Component)
a module to implement custom views. Part of the Android Support Library.
- Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
- AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
- Androidx Graphics (Utility)
leverages graphics facilities across multiple Android platform releases.
- Interpolator (UI Component)
AndroidX library to use animation interpolators on older platforms.
- Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
- Loader (Utility)
library to load data for your UI that survives configuration changes.
- Navigation (Utility)
a framework for navigating between 'destinations' within an Android application that provides a consistent API whether destinations are implemented as Fragments, Activities, or other components.
- ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
- Android Activity Saved State (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
- Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
- Tracing (Utility)
AndroidX library to write trace events to the system trace buffer.
- Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
- Jetpack WindowManager Library (Utility)
enables application developers to support new device form factors and multi-window environments. The library provides a common API surface for API versions 14 and later. Especially provides additional functionality on foldable devices.
- Accompanist (Utility)
a collection of extension libraries for Jetpack Compose.
- ZXing ('Zebra Crossing') (Utility)
ZXing („zebra crossing“) is an open-source, multi-format 1D/2D barcode image processing library.
- MMKV (Utility)
small mobile key-value storage framework developed by WeChat.
- Dagger (Utility)
A fast dependency injector for Android and Java.
- IPAddress (Utility)
library for handling IP addresses and subnets, both IPv4 and IPv6.
- NetBird Android client (Utility)
allows connections from mobile devices running Android to private resources in the NetBird network.
- Kotlin (Utility)
The Kotlin Programming Language
- kotlinx.coroutines (Utility)
library support for Kotlin coroutines.
- Timber (Utility)
logger with a small, extensible API which provides utility on top of Android's normal Log class.
Payment Modules:
- None found
logger with a small, extensible API which provides utility on top of Android's normal Log class.
Ads & Analytics:
- None found
logger with a small, extensible API which provides utility on top of Android's normal Log class.
Download (38.1 M)
Version 1.8.6 (2026-08-10)
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 7.0
- ABIs: x86_64
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.net.VpnService: this is a VPN app.
Permissions:
- android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE (used to run the VPN service)
- android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED (used to run the VPN service)
- INTERNET
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS (used for notifications when JetBird is running and when upstream sends new routes)
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (to be able to choose which apps aren’t tunneled)
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED (used to start the tunnel when the device reboots; opt-in via settings)
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
Download (42.5 M)
Version 1.8.6 (2026-08-10)
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 7.0
- ABIs: x86
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.net.VpnService: this is a VPN app.
Permissions:
- android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE (used to run the VPN service)
- android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED (used to run the VPN service)
- INTERNET
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS (used for notifications when JetBird is running and when upstream sends new routes)
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (to be able to choose which apps aren’t tunneled)
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED (used to start the tunnel when the device reboots; opt-in via settings)
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
Download (38.7 M)
Version 1.8.6 (2026-08-10)
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 7.0
- ABIs: arm64-v8a
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.net.VpnService: this is a VPN app.
Permissions:
- android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE (used to run the VPN service)
- android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED (used to run the VPN service)
- INTERNET
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS (used for notifications when JetBird is running and when upstream sends new routes)
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (to be able to choose which apps aren’t tunneled)
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED (used to start the tunnel when the device reboots; opt-in via settings)
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
Download (40.4 M)
Version 1.8.6 (2026-08-10)
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 7.0
- ABIs: armeabi-v7a
:
App Configuration & Special Access
:
- none
Sensitive Intent Filters:
android.net.VpnService: this is a VPN app.
Permissions:
- android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE (used to monitor network to check if VPN is already running etc.)
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE (used to run the VPN service)
- android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED (used to run the VPN service)
- INTERNET
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS (used for notifications when JetBird is running and when upstream sends new routes)
- QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES (to be able to choose which apps aren’t tunneled)
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED (used to start the tunnel when the device reboots; opt-in via settings)
- DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Features:
- None
Malware-Check:Passed
Download (38.1 M)